Robert Lyon (politician)
Canadian judge and politician
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Robert Lyon (July 6, 1829 - March 21, 1888) was a lawyer, politician and judge in the County of Carleton in eastern Ontario. He was mayor of Ottawa in 1867 and a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871.[1]
Robert Lyon | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | George Monk |
| Constituency | Carleton |
| 6th Mayor of Ottawa | |
| In office 1867–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Moss Kent Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | John Rochester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1829 |
| Died | March 21, 1888 (aged 58) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Relations | George Byron Lyon, brother |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
His father, George Lyon, was a Scottish captain in the British army, who settled in Richmond, Ontario. His oldest brother was George Byron Lyon, another mayor of Ottawa. Robert was born in the village of Richmond in 1829.
He studied law and was called to the bar in 1853. He began practicing law in Ottawa in 1856. He became an alderman and later mayor. Lyon also represented Carleton in the Ontario legislature from 1867 to 1871. He was named a judge for Carleton County in 1873.
Lyon street in downtown Ottawa is named after the family, as is the underground Lyon Station on the Confederation line of Ottawa's light rail system.
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Carleton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 987 | 47.29 | |||||
| Conservative | J. Skead | 939 | 44.99 | |||||
| Independent | Mr. Eastman | 161 | 7.71 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,087 | 88.13 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,368 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Carleton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George William Monk | 822 | 50.31 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 812 | 49.69 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,634 | 63.46 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,575 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Carleton Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George William Monk | 1,109 | 54.23 | +9.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 936 | 45.77 | −1.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,045 | 100.0 | −2.01 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.38 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[4]: 40 | ||||||||
